Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	ghost_n	holy_a	10,874	5	5.1853	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26337	A sermon preach'd at White-Hall on Sunday, September 8, 1695 being the day of thanksgiving for the taking of Namur, and the safety of His Majesty's person / by J. Adams ...	Adams, John, 1662-1720.	1695 (1695)	Wing A485; ESTC R20047	10,228	27

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o whitehall_n on_o sunday_n september_n 8._o 1695._o be_v the_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o take_n of_o namur_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o majesty_n person_n by_o j._n adam_n a._n m._n rector_n of_o st._n alban_n woodstreet_n publish_a by_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n justice_n london_n print_v for_o thomas_n bennet_n at_o the_o half_a moon_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1695._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o whitehall_n etc._n etc._n on_o psalm_n xxxiii_o 1._o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n o_o you_o righteous_a for_o praise_n be_v comely_a for_o the_o upright_o praise_v be_v so_o easy_a so_o pleasant_a and_o so_o profitable_a a_o duty_n so_o ready_o acknowledge_v by_o reason_n and-so_a just_o claim_v by_o revelation_n that_o there_o have_v never_o be_v much_o pain_n require_v to_o persuade_v man_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o but_o as_o all_o the_o passion_n be_v difficult_o govern_v when_o they_o rise_v to_o excess_n so_o joy_n which_o be_v 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